ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243866
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| Date: | Friday 4 February 1955 |
| Time: | 11:00-1300 |
| Type: |  Canadair F-86 Sabre Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Registration: | 23166 |
| MSN: | 956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saarburg, Rhineland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 2 Fighter Wing Grostenquin, France |
| 2 Fighter Wing Grostenquin, France | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
RCAF F/O K. A. Dea was new to the RCAF 421 "Red Indian" Squadron at 2 Fighter Wing Grostenquin, France. F/O J. Chambers (in RCAF Sabre 23058) and F/O K. A. Dea (in RCAF Sabre 23166) took off in variable weather on a familiarization flight. After a short time both pilots were in heavy cloud cover and became separated. F/O Chambers was able to return to 2 Fighter Wing and land low on fuel. F/O Dea was eventually forced to bail out due to fuel exhaustion over Saarburg, Germany. The aircraft was destroyed. F/O Dea was located the following day and returned to RCAF 2 F/W base.
Sources:
1. RCAF F/O K. A. Dea's RCAF Pilot Flight Log book.
2. Private email correspondence from RCAF F/O J. Chambers. (MAR 2003).
3. This incident is noted in Larry Milberry's book "Sabre".
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 08:15 | RADEA | Added |
| 05-Jul-2022 02:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
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